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Administrative/Regulatory


Court Strikes 'Migratory Bird Rule'

Jan. 11, 2001
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - Handing another important victory to the states, the Supreme Court's conservative majority ruled Tuesday that the...


Law Practice


Diversity's Champion

Jan. 11, 2001
By Contributing Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - It was another 12-hour day at Bank of America for Teveia Barnes, an associate general counsel, when she receiv...


Judges and Judiciary


Judicial Selections Send a Message

Jan. 11, 2001
By Daniel Shaw

WASHINGTON - When President Clinton used his recess appointment power last month to install Roger Gregory on the 4th U.S. Circ...


Appellate Practice


U.S. Supreme Court Highlights

Jan. 10, 2001
By David Pike

Among actions announced Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001 by the justices were:


Firm Watch


Former Angels Executive Joins Bryan Cave

Jan. 10, 2001
By Toni Vranjes

LOS ANGELES - Richard M. Brown, the former president and chief executive officer of the Anaheim Angels baseball team, has join...


Criminal


Court: DA Can Prosecute Avant

Jan. 10, 2001
By Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - The defendants in the Avant criminal trade-secrets theft case have lost their third attempt to disqualify the Santa...


Appellate Practice


Execution Request in Limbo

Jan. 10, 2001
By Pamela Mac Lean

SAN FRANCISCO - In an unprecedented twist in death penalty challenges, San Francisco's top prosecutor hopes to defeat a reques...


Judges and Judiciary


Judge's Shock Draws CJP Letter

Jan. 10, 2001
By Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The state's judicial watchdog agency has taken "corrective action" against a Los Angeles judge who had a three...


Large Firms


Crosby Names Head in Oakland

Jan. 10, 2001
By Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISOCO - John Lynn Smith, a former political editor and writer for the Oakland Tribune and Sacramento Bee, is the new ...


Firm Watch


White Expands Paul Hastings Group

Jan. 10, 2001
By Liz Valsamis

LOS ANGELES - Kenneth White has joined Los Angeles' Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker's white-collar practice group as a s...


Family


Childish Things

Jan. 10, 2001
By Columnist

By eliminating certain aspects of need, the court continues to chip away at considerations upon which an award of spousal supp...


SAN FRANCISCO - The meaning of "shall" is more than a linguistic quibble to convict Robert Tindall, who's currently serving 25...


Education


DA Says to Stop Belmont Action

Jan. 10, 2001
By Jill Boekenoogen

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles district attorney has told the Los Angeles Board of Education to stop any action it has taken si...


Real Estate/Development


The Privatization of Towns

Jan. 10, 2001
By Columnist

The California Law Revision Commission should be commended for beginning its study of the law governing residential common int...


Law Practice


LOS ANGELES - Joseph E. Hall, retired Los Angeles workers' compensation and personal injury attorney whose state Supreme Court...


Large Firms


Wilson Sonsini Pioneer Goes VC

Jan. 10, 2001
By Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Judith Mayer O'Brien, the first female partner at Palo Alto's Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, announced ...


Immigration


Judge Sentences Agent for Smuggling

Jan. 10, 2001
By David Houston

LOS ANGELES - A former Los Angeles immigration service agent was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for turning o...


Appellate Practice


Justices Will Hear Tobacco-Ad Case

Jan. 10, 2001
By David Pike

WASHINGTON - Stepping into the "tobacco wars" for the second straight term, the Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whethe...


Litigation


LOS ANGELES - As early as next week, attorneys for former Playboy Playmate of the Year Anna Nicole Smith could begin collectin...


Solo and Small Firms


Attorney Rayfield Lundy, 84, Succumbs

Jan. 10, 2001
By Victoria Newman

LOS ANGELES - Sole practitioner Rayfield Lundy, one of the first African-American attorneys to open an office in South-Central...


Law Practice


State Bar Drops Appeal Challenging Dues Ruling

Jan. 10, 2001
By Don De Benedictis

LOS ANGELES - Ending nine years of litigation with dissident California lawyers, the State Bar Monday abandoned its appeal of ...


Litigation


Men File Bias Lawsuit Against Aerospace Firm

Jan. 10, 2001
By Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - As part of a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Carson-based aerospace firm, two African-American men conte...


Government


Prop. 218 Doesn't Bar Levies on Landlords

Jan. 10, 2001
By Peter Blumberg

SAN FRANCISCO - A city fee on Los Angeles landlords that pays for housing inspections does not violate a constitutional restri...


Marketing


Revamped Recess

Jan. 10, 2001
By Columnist

Whether your partners are sitting in a boardroom or on a river raft, you can ensure a successful firm retreat if you first def...


Transactions


Aurora Biosciences Corp. will merge with PanVera Corp. in a $86 million deal. San Diego's Aurora Biosciences designs, develops...


Litigation partner Rod Eshelman slid into the top spot at San Francisco's Carroll Burdick & McDonough on Jan. 1. He was ap...


Judges and Judiciary


Governor Fills Bench Vacancy in Riverside

Jan. 9, 2001
By Jason Armstrong & Sean Windle

RIVERSIDE - Gov. Gray Davis has appointed Riverside County Supervising Deputy District Attorney Helios "Joe" Hernandez as a Ri...


Pasadena patentmakers Christie Parker & Hale are adding on 15 lawyers from Los Angeles' Pretty & Schroeder. The move b...


Firm Watch


In San Francisco, California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George and U.S. District Chief Judge Marilyn Hall Patel are am...


San Francisco's Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe spent the Christmas holiday weekend wrapping up the move of its Menlo Park...